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United States v. Andrews, 179 U.S. 96 (1900)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Andrews, 179 U.S. 96 (1900)
United States v. Andrews No. 423 Submitted October 15, 1900 Decided November 5, 1900 179 U.S. 96
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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By the treaty with the Kiowa and Comanche Indians of August, 1868, the Indians agreed not to attack any persons at home or traveling, and not to molest any persons at home or traveling, or molest any wagon trains, coaches, mules or cattle belonging to the people of the United States, or persons friendly therewith, and the United States agreed that no persons except those authorized by the treaty to do so, and officers, etc., of the government should be permitted to pass over the Indian Territory described in the treaty. In 1877, Andrews passed over the territory with a large number of cattle, traveling over the Chishom trail, the same being an established trail en route from Texas to a market in Kansas. He being convicted on trial for a violation of the treaty, appeal was taken to this Court.
Held:
(1) That the finding of the. court below was equivalent to a finding that the trail was a lawfully established trail permitted by the laws of the United States.
(2) That, as the plaintiff was lawfully within the territory, he was not a trespasser at the time his property was taken.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Andrews, 179 U.S. 96 (1900) in 179 U.S. 96 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HZRHBE1JFBAHVZS.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Andrews, 179 U.S. 96 (1900), in 179 U.S. 96, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HZRHBE1JFBAHVZS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Andrews, 179 U.S. 96 (1900). cited in 1900, 179 U.S. 96. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HZRHBE1JFBAHVZS.
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